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Scroll Cuts Costs After Protocol Moves to Optimism
Scroll plans cost cuts and a DAO overhaul after Ether.fi moved to Optimism, taking nearly $160M in TVL and about $13M in annualized fees.
Scroll Cuts Security Council in DAO Overhaul
Scroll plans to dissolve its Security Council, cut DAO staffing and shift admin powers to a multisig after fee errors and lost protocol revenue.
Token Voting Breaks Crypto Governance
Critics say token-based DAO voting is broken, with whales and low turnout skewing decisions on treasuries, incentives and protocol risk.
Balancer Shuts Down Labs Entity After $110M Exploit
Balancer will shut down its Labs company after a $110M 2025 exploit, keeping the DEX live under DAO governance; TVL $157M, down 95% from 2021 peak near $3.5B
Balancer Labs Shuts Down, Protocol Lives On
Balancer Labs is winding down four months after a $116M exploit, but the Balancer protocol will keep running under the Foundation and DAO with leaner ops.
WLFI holders approve staking-based governance reset as 2.7B tokens back World Liberty Financial revamp with 99.12% ‘yes’
WLFI holders approved World Liberty Financial's governance reset: 99.12% yes, 2.7B tokens, crushing quorum, shifting to staking-weighted voting with USD1 rewards.
Aave Chan Initiative Walks Away From Aave DAO as Governance Feud Escalates
Aave Chan Initiative exits Aave DAO amid escalating governance feud with Aave Labs, raising fears of slower proposals and stressed on-chain politics ahead.
Aave’s ‘Aave Will Win’ temp check passes, paving way for token-centric overhaul
Aave's 'Aave Will Win' temp check passed, backing a token-centric overhaul to boost AAVE utility; next: ARFC then binding on-chain AIP, despite weak markets.
WLFI Proposes 180-Day Staking Lockup to Curb Short-Term Votes and Rebalance DAO Governance Power
WLFI proposes a 180-day staking lockup to unlock voting power, curbing rent-a-vote tactics and shifting DAO control to long-term holders but may test quorum.
Fluid DAO Floats Independent Foundation Plan, Seeking $3M Annual Grant to Formalize Governance
Fluid DAO proposes an independent Fluid Foundation, funded by a $3M yearly DAO grant, to hold protocol IP, frontend and trademarks for governance control.
Vitalik Buterin Proposes AI ‘Stewards’ to Overhaul DAO Governance and Fix Token-Weighted Voting
Vitalik Buterin urges DAO reform with AI 'stewards' to curb token-weighted voting on-chain, boost participation and align incentives; ETH/BTC barely move.
BGD Exits Aave Amid Governance Rift Over Brand Control as AAVE Token Slides
AAVE slid ~10% as BGD Labs, a key Aave engineering team, plans to stop working with the DAO in 2026 amid a governance fight over brand control, stoking risk
DerivaDEX Launches Bermuda-Licensed Crypto Derivatives Exchange Governed by Its DAO
DerivaDEX launches a Bermuda-licensed crypto perp swaps exchange governed by its DAO, claiming first DAO-run DeFi venue with regulatory approval via test permit